The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-10-20
new ENGLAND news.

Nahum II. Cushman of Marshfield, who
had between $500 and $1,000 in his pocket,
tried to get into a moving train at the Old
Colony depot at Boston, and fell under the
wheels. His right leg was cut off at the thigh
and the left leg below the knee He died soon
after.
A dispatch says. William G. Morrison had
been arrested in Concord, N. H., and was
wanted by the Chelsea officers for obtaining
money in Chelsea by false pretences. Nor
rison solicited from several business men of
Chelsea card advertisements, under the name
of the Omitted States Signal Service
Weather Advertising company" 1t is al
legged he pocketed 5000 in Chelsea before dis
appearing There are 40 complaints against
him for obtaining money by false pretences
in Chelsea.
Frank White of Boston got two months for
stealing milk from front doorsteps.
A company of IS men is surveying route
| for the New York g. Boston Rapid Transit
company through South Wrentham, Mass.
Three surveys have been made by the same
| company through Medfield, Midway and
Milford.
Another great artist and teacher, this time
violinist, Herr Emil Mahr, has left Europe
to become a professor in the New England
Conservatory of Music, Boston. Mr.. Mahr
was a pupil of Joachim for four years, ac
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| play solo parts in the Wagner festival and
Of late played as chef in George Henschels
London Orchestra. He gives his first con-
cert before the teachers and pupils of the
Conservatory, Oct G. 1881
| Sudbury, Mass, has lady resident who
has just celebrated her Tooth birthday.
| A slight fire in the Parker House, Boston,
,aused about $500 damage.
| Before Judge Bacon in the superior GRIM
nal court at Boston, the case of Rev. w. p,
| Davis, for violation of the city ordinance
in preaching on the Common without a Ii
,ense, was finally disposed of for the present.
he defendant being sentenced to pay fine of
| $50 and costs each on four complaints. If no
i one comes forward to pay his fine, the de-
endant will have to remain in Jail about
| year.
| Great interest is manifested in Boston
abor circles as to the outcome of the print
| ers' demand for nine hours. 1t is expected
| oy the compostors that the bosses will resist
yhe demand.
| Fire in Newmarket, N. H., totally de-
'troyed the Boston e. Maine freight depot
and contents. A large amount of cotton
cloth from the Newmarket manufacturing
Company was in the building waiting ship
nent. The total loss is estimated at about
| 100000.
| chapel at Dartmouth college, recently, to
preside over the senior forensics before the col
lege, he found full blooded live jackass tied
to the pulpit. After the laughter and cheer
ing subsidei, President Bartlett came for
ward and said: Il perceive some of you have
| lost your brothern Then he ordered the ex-
ercises to proceed and the donkey was an
| IGNORED guest during the exercises
| Lesion G. Baxter, Is years old, who on
A,,Fr Loot fba hn,, Of low, lie
| IN Yarmouth, Mass, stealing therefrom
money and notes to the amount of 81, 800,
| and who was arrested in the Grand Central
depot, New York, Aug. %, having on his
person two rifles, revolvers, bowie knives,
| ammunition and two tickets for the far West,
pleaded guilty to the offence, and was SEN
| fenced to the state reformatory at Concord.
| His crime was the result of dime novel read
| ing
The Laconia, N H., Car Company has taken
a 500, 900 order for freight and passenger
cars from the Boston g. Maine railroad.
NJ NJ. Mashke, Harvard sophomore has
eeen expelled from college for thieving He
was caught in the act of taking S11 from the
clothes of j. A. Thomas another student
Mashke was arrested. President Eliot was
at once notified Of the fact, and promptly
wrote to Masllkes parents in Cleveland, Ohio,
and expelled Mashke.
| 4l62 case came up i'll the district court at
Cambridge, and he was fined $50 and costs.
The farm barns of Charles +. Power, a
prosperous farmer of Worthington, Mass,
were burned recently. Power and his wife
were visiting at the house of neighbor when
| the flames were discovered Powers rushed
home to release his cattle, and ran through
the flames to get to the gate to let them
out, but found the bars tightly wedged. 1t
was impossible to save the stock, which per-
ished. In attempting the rescue, Powers
very severely burned his head and face, re-
sulting in his death. No doubt the fire was
Of incendiary origin. Every effort is bein g
made to find the culprits.
Atty-Gen Waterman has appointed Law
yer Henry G. Bliss of Springfield to be as.
sistant attorney general.